• DocumentCode
    421891
  • Title

    All-optical switching of spatial gap solitons

  • Author

    Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We propose a new approach to the soliton switching in periodic structures based on Bloch-wave filtering. We also demonstrate that mobility of gap solitons can be selectively enhanced or suppressed, allowing for precise control of the soliton dynamics.
  • Keywords
    optical arrays; optical filters; optical solitons; optical switches; optical waveguides; periodic structures; Bloch-wave filtering; all-optical switching; gap solitons; periodic structures; soliton dynamics; soliton switching; spatial solitons; waveguide arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361343